Though his name did not appear in The Lord of the Rings, the strongest being in J. R. R. Tolkien's lore was the all-powerful god Eru Ilúvatar.

It's there we learn about the closest thing to a Christian god in Tolkien's lore "The One" also known as Ilúvatar or Eru. It was he who created the Valar simply by thinking of them, creating 14 ...